Hair curler



June 15, 1943. V, M NEWMAN 2,321,931

HAIR CURLER Filed June 4, 1942 IN V EN TOR.

Patented June 15, 1943 HAIR CURLER Victor M. Newman, New York, N. Y"assignor to Max M. Newman, New York, N. Y.

Application June 4, 1942, Serial No..445,692

11 Claims.

My invention relates to hair curlers and more particularly to haircurlers of the type in which a hair pin supported thereby, is applied toa curl of hair formed thereover. It is a continuationin-part of myapplication, Serial No. 428,650, filed January 29, 1942.

An object of my invention is to provide a simplified form of hair curlerwherein distinct mandrel elements serve to retain initially the tress ofhair so that when the hair is curled thereover, one of said mandrelelements may be withdrawn to reduce the effective thickness of themandrel thereby reducing the internal pressure on the formed curl andpermitting the removal of the mandrel.

Another object of my invention is to provide improved manually operatedmeans for effecting the union between the hair pin and the formed curl.

Another object of my invention is to provide d more efficient means forretaining the hair pin before and during the time it is applied to theformed curl and to provide simple and effective means for disassociatingthe hair pin from the curler after the curl of hair has been dulypinned. In this connection said last named means also serve to preservethe hair pin from injury or distortion attendant with its disassociaticnfrom the curler.

Other objects of my invention will be apparent from the followingdescription, it being understood that the above general statements ofthe objects of my invention are intended to describe and not to limit itin any manner.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a top view of a hair curler embodying my new invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof partly in section to illustrate internalconstruction.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 and illustrating the application ofthe hair pin to the formed curl.

Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating the condition of the curler aftercompletion of the last operation.

Fig. 5 is a rear view of the curler.

Fig. 6 is a cross-section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 'I is a cross-section on the line 3-? of Fig. 4.

Fig. 8 is a view of a conventional hair pin used in the device.

The housing or support It) and mandrel member ll may be integral and maybe formed of wood, plastic, metal, etc. The housing H] is provided witha longitudinal groove l2 in which is disposed the wire 13. The wire 13extends the length of groove l2 and is bent over and secured to thehousing l0 at M.

Telescoped over the wire l3 for sliding longitudinal movement in thegroove i2 is the upper mandrel member l5 which, together with themandrel member ll constitutes the effective mandrel of the curler. Anoperating member 16 is connected, as by soldering, to the mandrel memberl5 so as to facilitate the manual operation of sliding it over the wire13. The operating member 16 is button shaped, although it may assume anyform, its function being merely to slide the mandrel member l5.Similarly, the housing i0 is easily replaceable by any form of housingserving the same purpose, i. e., a support.

The slidable mandrel member l5 serves also as the hair pin carrying andspreading member and its construction is such as to perform thisfunction with precision and effectiveness. Mandrel member I5 is tubularand a short distance from the front end thereof, an arcuate section iscut off leaving the bottom portion of the front end. This bottom portionis bent over to form a narrow slotted section l5a, as seen in Fig. 6.The hair pin I8 is of the hobby pin type of resilient metal wherein thelegs normally abut each other. The lower leg i8a thereof is inserted inthe narrow slotted section 15a and pressed in as far as it will go. Theinsertion will be substantially unresisted at first, but as the hair pinis pushed further, the curved portion 18b of the pin resists thestraightening effect which the narrow slotted section l5a has upon it.In consequence, the grip ofthe hair pin on the narrow slotted sectionl5a of the mandrel member IE will be firm and a function of its positionin relation to the mandrel member l5. It will be further noted that theuncut mandrel member 15 thereupon serves to spread the hair pin (Figs. 2and 6) so that it is prepared to embrace the formed curl. The cutportion permits the curl to be disposed practically up to the closed endof the hair pin.

A collar l9, transversely concave for finger grip purposes, is providedalthough this collar E9 might well be integral with the housing it.

My invention is practiced as follows:

The hair pin I8 is inserted in mandrel member l5 until it is grippedvery firmly by the slotted portion l5a on its curved section l8b. Atress of hair is then selected and slid into the small space betweenmandrel members l5 and l i where it will be retained. The curler is thenrotated so as to form a curl of hair around these mandrel members. Theoperating member [6 is then rearwardly actuated by the fingers therebyretracting the mandrel member 15 and the hair pin iii. The retraction iscontinued until the hair pin is caused to embrace the curl. Since thereis often some resistance encountered during this motion, the firm gripof the narrow slotted section l5a upon the hair pin 18 preventsundesired displacement of the hair pin before it has completed itsfunction. This position is illustrated in Fig. 3.

The retraction of the mandrel member l5 causes it to telescope thestationary wire l3 and brings the hair pin leg |8a and narrow slottedsection i5a toward the wire I3. Referring to Fig. '7, the end of thewire 13 is of substantially flattened cross-section so that it nestswithin the narrow slotted section liia and permits said section 15a totelescope it. Accordingly, the continued retraction of operating memberl6, mandrel member l5, and hair pin l8 brings about contact between legla and Wire l3 which by preventing the entry of the hair pin l8 into thehousing I0, effects the separation of the hair pin and the mandrelmember [5 since the mandrel member l5 enters the housing ID as shown inFig. 4. The pressure of the wire l3 upon the leg l3a overcomes the gripof the hair pin within the narrow slotted section l5a and the mandrelmember l5 may therefore be completely retracted within the housing, asillustrated in Fig. 4. Distortion of the hair pin due to ejectingpressure is avoided because the pressure takes place within the confinedinner area of the mandrel member l5 and the leg llia has therefore noopportunity to become bent or otherwise distorted.

Due to the complete retraction of the mandrel member l5, the eiTectivethickness of the mandrel is reduced while the grip of the mandrel on thehair tress is released. The curler may therefore be easily removed fromwithin the formed curl.

In actual practice, the retraction of the mandrel member IS, the pinningof the curl, the ejection of the hair pin and the freeing of the devicefrom the curl is a single, simple movement effected by merely actuatingthe operating member it whil maintaining an opposing hold on collar l9.

The curler is then ready for the next curl and the process is repeatedto form as many curls as desired.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention but it is obviousthat numerous changes and omissions may be made without departing fromits spirit.

I claim:

1. A hair curler comprising a support, a lower mandrel member, an uppermandrel member slidable in said support, means on said upper mandrelmember to retain'a hair pin thereon by embracing one leg thereof andstop means for intercepting said leg of the hair pin as said uppermandrel member isslid into said support.

2. A hair curler comprising a support, a lower mandrel member, an uppermandrel member slidabl in said support, means on said upper mandrelmember to support a hair pin thereon by embracing the lower leg thereofand to spread said hair pin and stop. means for intercepting said lowerleg as said upper mandrel member is slid into said support.

3. A hair curler comprising a support, a lower mandrel member, an uppermandrel member slidable in said support, a narrowed slotted portionformed on one end of said upper mandrel and adapted to receive one legof a hair pin therein and stop means for intercepting said leg of saidhair pin as said upper mandrel, member is slid into said support.

4. A hair curler according to claim 3 including spreading means for saidhair pin integral with said upper mandrel member.

5. A hair curler comprising asupport, a lower mandrel member, an uppertubular mandrel member slidable in said support, means on said tubularmandrel member to receive and retain one leg of a hair pin within thehollow of one end of said tubular mandrel member, a wire connected tosaid support and extending into said tubular mandrel member whereby whensaid tubular mandrel member is slid rearwardly toward said support, saidwire is caused to contact and to intercept said leg of said hair pinthereby forcing it ofi said tubular mandrel memher.

6. A hair curler according to claim 5 including a narrow slotted sectionon said one end of said tubular mandrel member for maintaining a firmgrip on said one leg of said hair pin.

'7. The combination with a hair pin having two legs meeting in anarcuate closed end, of a hair curler comprising a support, a mandrelmember slidable in said support, means on said mandrel member to receiveand retain one leg of said hair pin, said means comprising a straightportion having a narrow slotted entrance whereby said one leg may besnugly received in said entrance until said arcuate end is reached,whereupon said arcuate end maintains a firm grip within said narrowentrance, and stop means on said support for intercepting said one legof said hair pin when said mandrel member is slid into said supportwhereby said one leg of said hair pin is ejected from said mandrelmember.

8. A hair curler according to claim '7 wherein said mandrel member istubular and said stop means comprises. a stationary wire connected tosaid support and partly located within the hollow of said tubularmandrel member so as to block the path of said one leg of said hair pinas it accompanies said mandrel member While being slid into saidsupport.

9. A hair curler comprising a housing, a wire secured at one end thereofto said housing and extending the length thereof, a lower mandrelmember, an upper, hollow mandrel member slidable into said housingthereby telescoping said wire, a hand-hold member connected to saidupper mandrel member for sliding it, means on said upper mandrel forsupporting a hair pin thereon by receiving and retaining a leg of saidhair pin within said hollow of said upper mandrel whereby when saidupper mandrel member is being completely slid into said housing, the endof said wire intercepts said leg of said hair pin and prevents it fromentering said housing together with said upper mandrel member.

10. A hair curler according to claim 9 wherein the hair pin retainingend of said upper mandrel member has a narrow slotted section and thefree end of said guide wire fits into said narrow slotted section tointercept said leg of said hair pm.

11. A hair curler comprising a housing, a wire connected at one endthereof to said housing, a tubular mandrel member slidable in saidhousing so as to telescope said wire and means to receive and retain oneleg of a hair pin within the hollow of said tubular mandrel memberwhereby the sliding of said tubular mandrel member into said housingcauses said. wire to intercept said leg of said hair pin, preventingitfrom entering said housing together with said mandrel member and causingits ejectiontherefrom.

VICTOR M. NEWMAN.

